title: Hedonic and homeostatic overlap following fat ingestion.
abstract: Ingestion of fatty foods increases dopamine release in the substantia nigra, producing a positive hedonic state. Tellez et al. (2013) demonstrate that an intestinal signal generated by fat consumption, oleoylethanolamide, stimulates central dopamine activity, thus regulating the reward value of fat and establishing a link between caloric-homeostatic and hedonic-homeostatic controllers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45237, USA.
authors.forename: Denovan P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Begg
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D063388:Endocannabinoids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000502:physiology*; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D063388:Endocannabinoids; D004983:Ethanolamines; D009829:Oleic Acids; D004298:Dopamine